Washing-machine.



No. 681,958. Patented Sept. 3, IBM."

w. J. EVERETT.-

WASHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Feb. 20, 1001.) (No llodaL) m: Momus PETERS co.Pnmouruo" WASHINGYON, u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE...

WILLIAM J. EVERETT, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,958, datedSeptember 8, 1901. Application filed February 20, 1901. Serial No.48,035. (No model.)

To all whom, it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. EVERETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of Washing-machinesin which the dirt is removed by forcing the water through the clothesrather than by rubbing the clothes.

The object of myinvention is to produce a neat and efficient machine inwhich the principal stress is downward and in which the parts are soarranged and operated that there will be no tendency to tear even thefinest fabrics.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a central vertical section. Fig. 2 is a similar section atright angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the cover openand the mechanism withdrawn from the tub.

In the drawings, 5 indicates a box or tub for the reception of thematerials to be washed, said box being preferably rectangular incrosssection and having a suitable outlet-faucet 6. Pivoted to the upperside of box 5 is a cover 7, having a slot 8 extending through the centerthereof. Mounted within slot 8, one upon each side thereof, is a pair ofbrackets 9, the ends of said brackets projecting from both the under andupper faces of the cover. Pivoted to the lower ends of brackets 9 andbetween the same is a substantially semicircular segment 10, provided onits periphery with suitable gear-teeth,which mesh with a drivingsegment11, pivoted between the outer ends of brackets 9. Segment 11 ispreferably of one-half the radius'of the segment 10 and is provided witha suitable operating-handle 12. Pivoted to each end of the segment 10 isa bracket 13, to the under side of which is socured a pair ofpresser-feet 14. Each presserfoot let is corrugated on its under side toform a series of separated bosses or lugs 15, and extending through thetop of each'presser-foot 14:, preferably between the lugs 15, areopenings 16, which allow the passage of water therethrough. The distancebetween the pivotal point of each bracket 13 and the top of thepresser-feet secured thereto is comparatively short, and the distancebetween said pivotal point and the bottom of said presserfeet isconsiderably less than the distance between the under side of the cover7 and the pivot-a1 point of the segment 10, so that when the cover isthrown back into the position shown in Fig. 3 the presser-feet may bedoubled'back, so as to be out of the way of the operator, as shown insaid figure. Secured to one end of tub 5 is an upright 17, to which aWringer may be clamped. Cover 7 may be held down in' its closed positionby means of a pair of latches 18, pivoted to the upper face of cover 7and adapted to be thrown under projecting lips 19, secured to the sidesof the tub 5.

In operation the tub is partially filled with soapy water and thefabrics to be washed are loosely laid upon the bottom of the tub. Cover7 is then thrown down to the position shown in Fig. 1, the presser-feetautomatically swinging to their normal position from the infoldedpositions shown in Fig. 1 and resting upon the fabrics. The operator, byreciprocating lever 12, causes reciprocations of the presser-feet, so asto bring them alternately upon the fabrics and press the watertherethrough. It will be noticed that the action of the presser-feet isa mere pressure,such as to squeeze the water through and out of thefabrics,and thereis notendency to tear thefabrics. Segment 11 ispreferably half the radius of segment 10, so that the throw of lever 12through approximately one hundred and eighty degrees will only cause aninety-degree movement of segment 10. As a consequence no appreciablework is done by the presser-feet upon the clothes until after the lever12 has considerably passed the vertical, and the greater portion offorce required is exerted directly down upon the end of lever 12.

I claim as my invention 1. In a washing-machine, the combination withthe tub, of a cover therefor having a central slot, a pair of bracketsmounted in said slot and extending from both faces of said cover, asegment pivoted between the inner ends of said brackets, a pair ofpresser-feet pivoted to the ends of said segment, and a driving-segment,provided with a suitable opdius than the first segment meshing with saidfirst segment, and a lever carried by the driv- IO 'ing-segment andprojecting above the cover.

WILLIAM J. EVERETT.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR M. H001), BERTHA M. BALLARD. t

